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Religion, civil society, and the state : A study of Sikhism
Publication details: Delhi Oxford University Press 1996Description: 166pISBN:- 9780195636918
- 294.617200 UBE
Contents:
Summary:
Religion, civil society and the state form the three dimensions of this semiological study of Sikhism.Uberoi first explains the underlying structure of medievalism in both Hindu and Muslim cultures, and then undertakes an examination of the period of collaboration between Sikhism and Gandhism (1920-25) after the revolution of Islam in Iran. The figure of the martyr is seen to be an integral part of Sikhism, Gandhism and Shia Islam.The book then argues for a recognition, among students of human culture, of the figure of the martyr - whose victory is over the 'self' - rather than the figure of the hero - whose victory is over the 'other' - or the victim, as the universal foundation of civil society.
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. | Mansfield Section | 294.6172 UBE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Not For Loan | 32718 |
Summary:
Religion, civil society and the state form the three dimensions of this semiological study of Sikhism.Uberoi first explains the underlying structure of medievalism in both Hindu and Muslim cultures, and then undertakes an examination of the period of collaboration between Sikhism and Gandhism (1920-25) after the revolution of Islam in Iran. The figure of the martyr is seen to be an integral part of Sikhism, Gandhism and Shia Islam.The book then argues for a recognition, among students of human culture, of the figure of the martyr - whose victory is over the 'self' - rather than the figure of the hero - whose victory is over the 'other' - or the victim, as the universal foundation of civil society.